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Old Apr 11, 2011, 09:54 AM
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Why is is that it is so easy to take care of others but when it comes to taking care of myself, it is like speaking a foreign language??
Because this is what you know and how you respond. You must have grown up with your needs being neglected and you met the needs of others?

Awareness is the first step, then understanding why you do this and then catching yourself doing it in the moment and choosing a healthier response instead (meeting your needs).

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I told her because I am nice and I care.

Have these thoughts about yourself helped recently?
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Don't let your problems or the world make you feel small. Stretch your arms out over your head. Take a deep breathe. Tell yourself that you are big. You are big, not small. You always have space, you are not trapped........

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Thanks for this!
PTSDlovemycats, Suratji